PLANNER/SENIOR PLANNER

Palo Alto is a community known for innovation and public service excellence. The City of Palo Alto is seeking an experienced city planner who enjoys working in a dynamic, vibrant community. In this exciting opportunity, the Long Range Planning Group has a vacancy which can be filled at either the **Planner or Senior Planner** level, depending on qualifications. If you're looking for an opportunity to make a difference by shaping the future of land use in the Palo Alto community, we encourage you to apply and join our Long Range Planning Group. The Long Range Planning program engages with the community to guide and develop the City’s land use, community development, and housing policies and programs. This team is responsible for advancing City Council land use policy priorities and initiatives; Housing Element implementation; area plan development; Comprehensive Plan amendments; and managing the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, Below Market Rate (BMR) housing program, and Rental Registry Program. This fast-paced team offers an opportunity to work on a variety of strategic policy and projects that enhance and preserve the Palo Alto community for the future. **PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT** The Palo Alto Planning and Development Services Department provides the City Council and community with creative guidance and effective implementation of land use development, planning, housing, and environmental policies and programs in order to maintain and enhance the City’s safety, vitality, and attractiveness. For more information on Planning in the City of Palo Alto, click[**here.**](https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Planning-Development-Services) **Our ideal candidate will possess the following**: - Ability to write clearly and communicate effectively; ability to prepare and write high quality staff reports, professional documents, and communications; - Ability to handle a variety of assignments and adapt quickly to changing priorities and assignments; - Experience in housing policy development, housing element program implementation, zoning code interpretations and amendments; - A strong customer service focus and superior interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with co-workers, management, elected officials, community members, and representatives of public and regulatory agencies; - Experience working with consultants; - For Senior Planner, strong project management skills and experience with development of specific/area plans. Depending on applicant qualifications, the position may be filled at the appropriate level/salary of Planner or Senior Planner. Essential duties vary by position, with increasing levels of experience and responsibility across the positions included in this listing, in the following order of increasing seniority: Planner and Senior Planner**.** To see the complete job description of **Planner,** click [**here**](https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/paloaltoca/classspecs/790578?keywords=planner&pagetype=classSpecifications). To see the complete job description of **Senior Planner**, click [**here.**](https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/paloaltoca/classspecs/817025?keywords=planner&pagetype=classSpecifications) **What does Palo Alto offer?** - Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits - CalPERS retirement - Opportunities for professional growth and advancement - Supportive team environment - Meaningful, engaging work serving the vibrant Palo Alto community **For Planner:** Sufficient education, training and/or work experience to demonstrate possession of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities which would typically be acquired through: - Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning or related field from an accredited college or university, and - Three years of suitable professional experience in urban planning. **For Senior Planner:** Sufficient education, training and/or work experience to demonstrate possession of…